Hearing Set For Muldrow Man Facing 10 Counts Of Rape

Hearing Set For Muldrow Man Facing 10 Counts Of Rape

SALLISAW — Special Judge Larry Langley appointed a defense attorney and a preliminary hearing date Wednesday to a Muldrow man accused of multiple counts of rape and lewd molestation of children.

According to Sequoyah County District Court records, Michael Shawn Jackson, 39, faces 10 counts of first-degree rape and two counts of lewd molestation for allegedly repeatedly having sexual contact with two children from 2007 through January 2010.

Langley appointed defense attorney Matt Orendorff to represent Jackson, and he set a Dec. 11 preliminary hearing.

Preliminary hearings are held to allow a judge to determine if the state has sufficient evidence to bind a defendant over for trial on specified charges.

Jackson has been held at the Sequoyah County Detention Center in lieu of $500,000 bond since his Sept. 23 arrest. Assistant District Attorney Stacey Slaughter filed the charges Oct. 1, and Jackson pleaded not guilty at his Oct. 2 arraignment.